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The Safe Stay community in east Vancouver opened in December 2021 on 51st Circle.

Vancouver to fight lawsuit against Stay Safe Community

The Safe Stay community in east Vancouver opened in December 2021 on 51st Circle.

October 25, 2022, 6:02am Business

Vancouver’s City Attorney’s Office is prepared to fight the lawsuit that developer Herontide II LLC filed last week against the city for blocking access to its development near the North Image Safe Stay Community. Read story

Kayla Sample holds a root beer as she takes a break outside her camper. She sits next to a stack of papers that includes her housing research and mission statement for Operation Can You See Us, a homelessness organization she aims to start.

Vancouver resident recounts her journey with the foster care system and homelessness

Kayla Sample holds a root beer as she takes a break outside her camper. She sits next to a stack of papers that includes her housing research and mission statement for Operation Can You See Us, a homelessness organization she aims to start.

October 24, 2022, 6:05am Clark County Health

Kayla Sample knows what it’s like to feel invisible. A 35-year-old woman born and raised in Vancouver, Sample has not had a stable place to call home since she entered the state’s foster care system as a little girl. Read story

The city of Vancouver is being sued over its North Image Safe Stay Community, shown here, which Herontide II LLC says is blocking the access needed for its construction vehicles to reach its housing development site nearby.

City of Vancouver sued over first Safe Stay location

The city of Vancouver is being sued over its North Image Safe Stay Community, shown here, which Herontide II LLC says is blocking the access needed for its construction vehicles to reach its housing development site nearby.

October 22, 2022, 6:04am Business

Development company Herontide II LLC filed a lawsuit earlier this week against the city of Vancouver, alleging the city’s North Image Safe Stay Community cuts off access for the company’s construction vehicles to reach its multifamily housing site nearby. Read story

Friends of the Carpenter Board President Wendy Wright displays a dryer in a new laundry trailer at the organization's west Vancouver workshop. The washers and dryers will be open to those in need for free use as soon they're connected to electricity.

Friends of the Carpenter opening new shower, laundry trailers in west Vancouver

Friends of the Carpenter Board President Wendy Wright displays a dryer in a new laundry trailer at the organization's west Vancouver workshop. The washers and dryers will be open to those in need for free use as soon they're connected to electricity.

October 20, 2022, 7:50pm Clark County News

Faith-based nonprofit organization Friends of the Carpenter is opening new shower and laundry trailers at its west Vancouver day center in an expansion of its services for homeless and low-income people. Vancouver Mayor Anne McEnerny-Ogle cut the red ribbon on Thursday in a symbolic opening of the trailer facilities. Read story

Third information session set for Vancouver Safe Stay Community

October 18, 2022, 6:00am Clark County News

The city of Vancouver added a third information session for community members to provide feedback on its third Safe Stay Community for people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Read story

Living Hope Church operates the second Safe Stay Community site 24/7. Many of its staff have recovered from homelessness and also serve as mentors for residents at the site.

Air quality a concern for homeless in Vancouver, Clark County

Living Hope Church operates the second Safe Stay Community site 24/7. Many of its staff have recovered from homelessness and also serve as mentors for residents at the site.

October 17, 2022, 2:20pm Clark County Health

As the Nakia Creek fire expanded this weekend, people living outside had some extra precautions to consider, such as where to find safe shelter if bad air quality makes it too dangerous to stay outdoors. Read story

Part of a vacant lot at West 11th Street and Daniels Street will be the location of the third Safe Stay community, the city of Vancouver announced Tuesday. The lot is shown from the front steps of Briar Rose Inn on Sept. 14.

Downtown Vancouver eyed to host city’s third Safe Stay Community for homeless people

Part of a vacant lot at West 11th Street and Daniels Street will be the location of the third Safe Stay community, the city of Vancouver announced Tuesday. The lot is shown from the front steps of Briar Rose Inn on Sept. 14.

October 12, 2022, 6:05am Clark County News

The city of Vancouver announced Tuesday that it intends to transform a vacant downtown lot that was previously the site of New Heights Church as the site for the city’s third Safe Stay Community. Read story

Day shift coordinator Chloe Fernandes-Wills, right, and  shelter coordinator Ibrahim Kamara, center answers a resident???s question at DESC Mary Pilgrim Inn Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

Washington offers $4K bonuses to combat homeless-service worker crisis

Day shift coordinator Chloe Fernandes-Wills, right, and  shelter coordinator Ibrahim Kamara, center answers a resident???s question at DESC Mary Pilgrim Inn Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

October 10, 2022, 6:03am Latest News

Ashleigh Desvigne’s work has never been easy. She’s the lead family advocate with YWCA’s Project Reunite, a program that provides supportive housing and classes for parents experiencing homelessness and drug addiction in order to get them stabilized and reunited with their children. Read story

Hope Village resident Jimmy John Howland sits by his favorite mural at Hope Village, the city's second Safe Stay Community. The mountainous landscape featured in the mural reminds him of Trillium Lake, where he used to go with his dad when he was younger.

Murals brighten up Vancouver Safe Stay Community Hope Village

Hope Village resident Jimmy John Howland sits by his favorite mural at Hope Village, the city's second Safe Stay Community. The mountainous landscape featured in the mural reminds him of Trillium Lake, where he used to go with his dad when he was younger.

September 23, 2022, 6:04am Clark County News

Nonprofit organization Fourth Plain Forward, through a partnership with the Clark County Mural Society and the city of Vancouver, is installing local art to beautify the city’s second Safe Stay Community for people experiencing homelessness. Read story

Sallie Reavey, co-owner of the Briar Rose Inn, adjusts a sign for her bed and breakfast Wednesday. She says she might have to sell the inn if a Safe Stay Community is established across the street.

Vancouver City Council approves license agreement for possible downtown Safe Stay Community

Sallie Reavey, co-owner of the Briar Rose Inn, adjusts a sign for her bed and breakfast Wednesday. She says she might have to sell the inn if a Safe Stay Community is established across the street.

September 19, 2022, 10:11pm Clark County News

The Vancouver City Council approved a temporary license agreement Monday to consider converting a vacant downtown lot into a Safe Stay Community, causing further upset among neighboring businesses who have been outspoken against the effort. Read story